Improvement in ladies  boots



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.,

WILLIAM LOVE, OF MCCONNELLSVILLE, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN LADIES BOOTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 98,391, dated December28, 1869.

To all whom. 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM LOVE, of Mc Gonnellsville, in the county ofMorgan and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Boot forLadies, of' whichv the` following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, inVwhich- Figure I is a view of my improved boot as it appears buttoned onthe foot. Fig. Il is a view ot' the boot with one side unbuttoned. Fig.III is a view of the boot laced up with the buttoned front detached. y

The object of my invention is to provide a ladys boot that Will fit thefoot and ankle neatly and comfortably, and at the same time be effectualin keeping snow, water, or dirt from the lace and foot; and consists informing a flap, covering the laced front in a continuous piece with thevamp, and having said iiap buttoned to the sides ot' the quarter.

To enable others skilled in the art to under! stand land use myinvention, I will proceed to describe the manner in which I have carriedit out.

In the said drawings, the boot A has the sides a a supplied with eyeletse c, for lacing the boot neatly and comfortably around the ankle. B isthe front flap, which is supplied with button-holes, by which it issecured in place on the buttons b b after the boot has been fitted tothe ankle by lacing.

It Will be readily seen that my improved boot is as easily put on ortaken o" as `the most simple shoe, and when properly adjusted to thefoot and ankle it will iit more neatly and comfortably, and be at thesame time more ornamental, than any other boot in use.

It will also be readily seen that by combining the lacing with thebuttoned front the wearer does not have to force the boot in place whilebuttoning it; but it is held in place by the lacing, and the process ofbuttoning up the front is easy and expeditious.

When the lacing alone is used it is objected that the lacing and footare exposed to the weather, and when the present mode of buttoning aloneis used it is difticnlt, if not impossible, for ladies to secure a neatand comfortable t around the ankle, and at the same time button the iap.

By my new and improvedv boot a lady is able to lace and then button 4herboot without difculty and with perfect ease, and at the same time adjustit perfectly to her foot and ankle.

By the use of the two rows of buttons b b the front iiap B becomesadjustable to the ankle Without being thrown out ot' place or drawn toomuch to one side, as in the case of ladies boots as now made to bebuttoned on one side of the ankle only. i

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

A laced boot having its vamp and Hap forming one continuous piece, thesaid ap covering the lacing, and secured to the sides of the quarters bybuttons, or their equivalents, substantially as described.

WILLIAM LOVE.

Witnesses:

B. S. POWER, JAS. M. GAYLoRD.

